ᚱᛁᛋᛏᛅ

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• rísta

Verb

ᚱᛁᛋᛏᛅ (rista) (singular past indicative ᚱᛁᛋᛏᛁ, plural past indicative ᚱᛁᛋᛏᚢ, past participle {{{3}}})

1. to carve (on a stone, etc.)
   • 11th century Uppland Runic Inscription 80

     ×ᛅᚾᛏᚢᚽᛏᚱ×ᛅᚢᚴ᛭ᚴᚽᚱᚦᛅᚱ᛭ᛚᛁᛏᚢ×ᚱᛁᛋᛏᛅ×ᚱᚢᚾᛅᚱ×ᚦᛁᛋᛅ×ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ×ᛋᚢᛅᛁᚾ×ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱᛋᛁᚾ×ᛅᚢᚴ×ᚴᛅᛏᛁᛚᚢᛁ×ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ×ᛒᚢᛅᚾᛏᛅᛋᛁᚾ᛭

     Andvettr ok Gærðarr letu rista runaʀ þessaʀ æftiʀ Svæin, faður sinn, ok Kætilvi æftiʀ boanda sinn.

     Andvéttr and Gerðarr had these runes carved in memory of Sveinn, their father; and Ketilvé in memory of her husbandman.

   • 11th century Uppland Runic Inscription Fv1976;104

     ᚱᛁᚴᚱ᛫ᚮᚴ᛫ᚼᚢᛚᛏᛁ᛫ᚠᛅᛋᛏᚴᛅᛁᚱ᛫ᚦᛅᛁᛦ᛫ᛚᛁᛏᚢ᛫____ᛅ᛫ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ᛫ᛅᛏ᛫ᚢᛁᚴᛘᛅᚱ᛫ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ᛫ᛋᛁᚾ᛫ᛋᛏᚤᚱᛁᛘᛅᚾ᛫ᚴᚮᚦᛅᚾ᛫ᛚᛁᚴᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ᛫ᚱᛁᛋᛏᛁ

     Rikʀ/Rinkʀ/Ringʀ ok Hulti [ok] Fastgæiʀʀ þæiʀ letu ... stæin at Vigmar, faður sinn, styrimann goðan. Likbiorn risti.

     Ríkr/Rekkr/Hringr and Holti and Fastgeirr, they had ... the stone in memory of Vígmarr, their father, a good captain. Líkbjôrn carved.